Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-07-06

The Iowa Grand Army posts wonld have
been open to severe censure il they had
indicated that they would excuse the act
of any person offering an indignity to the
Pres ident at Tie President at the st. Louis
encampment. Nor could they with good
grace have based their object ons to q re-
view of the parade by the President solely
OH the ground That Mr.. Cleveland in exer.
cising his official p~.croga'ives had vetoed
pens OIL legislation in which many men,
ber' of the Grand Amy Ind n p rsonal
pecuniary interest, but which, neverthe-
less, was denounced by Grand Army men
themselves rs ill-guarded, wasteful and
misclievous. Such, however, is not the
truth respecting the action OF the Iowa vet
Grams. The facts are;
/. Mr.. Cleveland has not been aud will
not be invited to st. Louis by the Grand
Army or any one authorized to speak Tor
it, hut his invitation comes from q citizens
committee which asked him to attend the
Mississippi Valley Fair, which occurs in
st. Louis about the same time as the en-
campment. Certain Missouri Democratic
politicians attempted to take advantage of
the presence of tie veterans and fo'st
Cleveland on them and inveigle them into
a semi partisan demonstration in his honor.
contrary to the rules and regulations OF
the G. A. r..
2. Inside the Grand Army organization
all members, whether Generals or priva.es,
stand on the same footing, but an outsider,
whether a private citizen, Governor, Sena-
tor, or President, cannot DO permitted to
participate in its proceedings. review its
parades, or accept its honors. That MIR.
Cleveland is President makes no difference
he is not q member Of the Grand Army.
The rule excluded Mr.. Blaine at the Port
land encampment two years ago.
3. 1t follows from the rules of the organ
ization that Mr.. Cleveland can be repre-.
scented at the encampment only by proxy.
but he may. as has been suggested by the
Des MONIES Post, "send a substitute, and
il possible the same person who repre-
scented him in the army"
4. The veterans are net disposed 10 set
aside tic rules of their organization in Mr..
Cleveland's favor. His course in ousting
Union men from Office, Furnishing loyallsts,
hono,ing rebels, preferring the rebel to the
Union soldier, ordering the return of rebel
flags, and clarifying C~alhounism, has won
him the hearty detestation of the Grand
Army. The seed he has been sowing since
March 4, 1885, is beginning to bear fruit.
). Fervently as the Grand Army men de-
sp SO Cleveland for his trucking to seces-
sionism and copperheadism. they respect
the Office he holds. and if the President at
tends the st. Louis demonstration he will
receive no indignity from any OF the vet
Grams who may happen to be there ut the
same time. Very fow Of them, however,
will ton' ent to appear in a parade to be re-
viewed by Cleveland. II they can avoid 1t
in no other way they will remain at home.
Indications are that owing to the stupidity
of the st. Louis Citizens Committee in at
Il mpting TO foist Cleveland on the Grand
Army n opposition to the rules OF the or
der, the demonstration will prove a failure
aud very few veterans will be present. IL
this be : d sioyaliy" Democrats aud mug
wumps will have to make the most OF it,
CbicaCo Tribune.